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Black History Month

“Early in life, I somehow got the feeling that I could succeed even if I were a member of a minority group… I knew that I would have to work hard and never give up. I would have to take many affronts, but if I kept my personal integrity, nothing could defeat me.” — Cecil E. Newman

In 1926, Carter G. Woodson founded Negro History Week in an effort to recognize African Americans in a history often void of their accomplishments. Surprisingly, this lack of recognition of African Americans and their contributions to society exists even now, almost a century after Woodson’s establishment of Negro History Week, now Black History Month.

Woodson recognized that if Blacks are unaware of their victories, they are more susceptible to give in to defeat under the weight of oppression. Our stories of triumph serve as a roadmap to future successes.

We hope you enjoy the stories of triumph offered in our Black History Month special section and in each and every week of the MSR.

Black history interwoven with suffrage centennial

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Black History Month Events: Feb. 26-29

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U of M Gopher football sports some ugly racial history – Part 2

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Black History Month Events: Feb. 14-21

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How Black pastors resisted Jim Crow and White pastors incited racial violence

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U of M Gopher football sports some ugly racial history

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Mammy and how racist stereotypes impact Black women

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The Black fight for the franchise

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Black History Month Events: Feb. 6-14

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Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks honored with statute in Montgomery

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Three Minneapolis women who broke cheerleading color barriers

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Black History Salute: Marvel James Cooke

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Experience local Black history

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Black History Salute: George Bonga

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Black History Salute: Minnesota’s First Black Policewoman

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Black History Month Calendar: Feb. 12-21, 2019

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Minnesota Black History Salute: Lena O. Smith

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Black History Month Calendar: Feb. 1-11, 2020

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MN Black History Salute: The Legacy Of Blacks In Baseball

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Remembering trailblazing playwright and writer Lorraine Hansberry

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